Senior Conference Producer - Reuters Events

TRSS; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Conference Producer to lead high-profile events. This role involves driving commercial success through strategic planning, market research, and managing junior producers. You'll thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, shaping events that connect professionals and drive business decisions. With a focus on career development and a flexible hybrid work model, this position offers a unique opportunity to make an impact in the industry while enjoying a supportive work culture that values inclusion and personal growth.

Benefits

Flexible Work Arrangements

Career Development Programs

Mental Health Days

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Volunteer Days

Access to Headspace App

Comprehensive Benefit Plans

Qualifications

• Proven success in managing multi-million dollar events in a B2B environment.
• Excellent project and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial success of major industry conferences.
• Research markets and develop conference agendas.

Skills

Project Management

Sales Strategy

Market Research

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Senior Conference Producer - Reuters Events

Reuters Events brings together Reuters globally trusted brand, scale and editorial excellence aligned with domain expertise. We provide content-led conferences for professionals in highly specialized industry sectors to complement our extensive, in-depth content. Reuters Events exists to deliver the intelligence and foster the relationships that shape strategy and safeguard success at leading companies worldwide.

About the Role

As a Senior Conference Producer, you will:

• Lead on the commercial success of major industry conferences including hitting quality, revenue and attendance targets and setting sales and marketing strategy for the entire project
• You will be researching markets, understanding hot business issues, developing conference agendas, and conducting high profile marketing campaigns, as well as contributing to future strategy and business planning
• You will likely be asked to mentor and manage other junior Conference Producers including deadline management, monitoring event performance, planning (strategic, financial and operational), providing guidance and coaching
• You will oversee quality control on products, marketing and client relations.

A bout You

To be our Senior Conference Producer, you will most likely:

• Proven success in building, managing and growing multi- milliondollar events in a B2b environment.
• Have a track record of commercial and sales success, excellent project and time management skills, and the ability to work in changing circumstances.
• Have managed entire projects at scale and/or portfolios, and/or grown commercial events/products from scratch.
• Be commercially driven first and foremost – you should understand the commercial drivers behind our customers decisions, as our job is to help them make smarter ones!
• An interest in business is a must, as is an entrepreneurial spirit, a readiness to take responsibility for your work and, of course, great communication skills.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, high-growth environment and work well in a team as well as being a self-starter.
• Be someone with the ability to identify new and interesting business trends coupled with the drive to develop great events that senior business people can’t afford to miss.
• Communication and research and analytical skills are essential, along with an entrepreneurial flair and a target-driven mindset.

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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